When 'The Birth of Nation' came to Lewiston and struck fear in a young Benjamin Mays | News

On this weekend in 1919, Benjamin Mays and Bates friends went to see a movie in Lewiston. Afterwards, they ran back to campus, fearing for their safety. Professor Charles Nero helps explain what happened.

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